LGBTQ+ Literary Community Boycotts Awards Over Controversial Nominations
TL;DR
Over 11 queer authors and judges have withdrawn from the UK-based Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize in protest of the inclusion of John Boyne, a self-proclaimed TERF, due to his anti-trans views, sparking widespread community backlash and ongoing withdrawals. Meanwhile, legal actions and policy changes continue to impact transgender individuals in Georgia prisons and US military retirement policies.
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- Queer Authors Withdraw From Writing Prize En Masse Over Inclusion of Self-Proclaimed TERF assignedmedia.org
- Polari prize nominees and judges withdraw after inclusion of John Boyne over gender identity views The Guardian
- Half of the Polari Book Prize’s longlist have withdrawn in protest of John Boyne’s nomination. Literary Hub
- Anti-trans scandal roils major LGBTQ+ literary prize as authors withdraw en masse The Week
- Queer writing awards boycotted over nomination of gender-critical author The Telegraph
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